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Veterinary Vertex is a weekly podcast that takes you behind the scenes of the clinical and research discoveries published in the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association (JAVMA) and the American Journal of Veterinary Research (AJVR). Tune in to learn about cutting-edge veterinary research and gain in-depth insights you won’t find anywhere else. Come away with knowledge you can put to use in your own practice – along with a healthy dose of inspiration to remind you what you love about veterinary medicine.
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One Health, One Data: Reimagining Pet Health Surveillance
Send a textWhat if the case notes from your clinic could forecast tomorrow’s outbreak? We sit down with epidemiologist Dr. Lauren Grant to unpack a One Health vision that connects veterinary, human,…
Continuous Load, Compromised Flow: PET Imaging of the Equine Digit
Send a textA hoof can look fine while its tissue quietly runs out of blood. We sat down with Drs. Georgia Skelton and Andrew van Eps to unpack new 18F-FDG PET research showing how static weight…
How Common Are Supplements in Dogs? Evidence from the Dog Aging Project
Send a textHalf of the dogs in a massive nationwide study are getting supplements—yet few products face drug-level scrutiny before they hit pet store shelves. We sit down with researchers Drs. Janice…
Same Lifespan, More Challenges: PPID in Horses
Send a textA shaggy coat and a creaky stride don’t have to signal the end of the road. We unpack new primary-care evidence on pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction (PPID) showing that diagnosed…
Elevating Credentialed Veterinary Technician Voices in Scientific Research
Send a textWhat happens when the people closest to the patient lead the science that shapes their care? We sit down with guest editors Erik Fausak and Dr. Adesola Odunayo to unpack the first-ever…
Primary Liver Tumors in Dogs: Additional Liver Masses Are Often Benign
Send a textYour heart sinks when a dog’s CT shows a primary liver tumor plus extra lesions. Ours used to as well—until we dug into data showing how often those additional masses are actually benign.…
Does Changing the Needle Matter? Evidence from a Canine Vaccination Trial
Send a textWhat if one of the most common vaccine rituals in small animal practice doesn’t help patients at all? We sit down with researchers Jane Sagaser and Dr. Rachael Kreisler to unpack a…
Rapid Cooling in Dogs: The Science Behind Post-Exercise Head Dunking
Send a textA working dog powers through a hot training session, then stops. The clock is ticking, because core temperature can keep climbing even after the effort ends. We sit down with JAVMA student…
The Overlooked Electrolyte: How Low Chloride Impacts Survival in Dogs with Heart Failure
Send a textA single ion is changing how we read the story of canine heart failure. We sit down with cardiologist Dr. Darcy Adin and internist–nephrology researcher Dr. Autumn Harris to unpack why…
Companion Animals and H5N1: What Vets and Owners Should Know
Send a textA spike in feline H5N1 cases has many of us asking the same question: how did bird flu end up in our living rooms? We sit down with author and clinician Dr. Jane Sykes to map the path from…
Bumped-Kinase Inhibitors: A New Path Toward Treating EPM in Horses
Send a textA small structural “bump” on a molecule might be the big breakthrough EPM care has been waiting for. We sit down with researcher and clinician Izabela de Assis Rocha to unpack how bumped…
Calmer Pets, Safer Vets: The Power of Low-Stress Care
Send a textA calmer patient isn’t just a kinder visit—it’s a safer workplace. We sit down with researchers Drs. Gene Pavlovsky and Ellen Everett to unpack new data showing that veterinary teams see…
Weighing the Evidence and the Options: Spectrum of Care
Send a textWhat if the “gold standard” isn’t the only standard that delivers real results? We sit down with guest editor Dr. Emma Read to explore Spectrum of Care, the evidence-based approach that…
Draft Horse Colic Myths, Debunked
Send a textThink draft horses “do worse” with colic? We put that belief on trial and let the data speak. With equine practitioner and researcher Dr. Jennifer Burns as our guest, we unpack why…
Feeding Before Surgery Helps Horses
Send a textWe sit down with award-winning equine researcher Dr. Charlie Barton to unpack a controlled randomized trial from Colorado State University that challenges the tradition of fasting horses…
Sedating Horses Safely
Send a textHorses and anesthesia make for a high stakes mix, and the numbers prove it. We open the barn door on a new study of oral trazodone in healthy adult horses that boosted sedation but, at a…
How Veterinary Teams Use Agenda Setting to Boost Client Satisfaction and Efficiency
Send a textEver have a client drop a “by the way” just as their hand hits the doorknob? We tackle the fix: agenda setting that captures every concern upfront, keeps appointments on track, and…
Inside The Bowl: What Home-Prepared Dog Diets Reveal
Send a textEver wondered what’s actually inside a “homemade” dog diet—and whether it truly keeps dogs healthy? We sat down with researchers Drs. Janice O'Brien and Audrey Ruple from the Dog Aging…
Intradiscal Chondroitinase Injection as a Pragmatic Treatment for Down Dogs
Send a textWe sit down with Drs. Paul Freeman and Nick Jeffery to discuss a treatment for down dogs that’s changing outcomes and conversations: percutaneous intradiscal chondroitinase injections that…
Taper vs. Cutting Needles for TPLO Closures: What Does the Evidence Say?
Send a textEver notice how the smallest habits in surgery are the hardest to justify with data? We dig into one of those everyday choices—taper vs. reverse cutting needles for intradermal closure…
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Veterinary Vertex has published 187 episodes since September 2022, covering topics in Education, Health & Fitness.
Veterinary Vertex is currently active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 19m.
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